Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML) is a form of AML with distinct cytologic and clinical features. The classic appearance of APML is a normal WBC count, bilobed nuclei, hypergranulated blasts, and bundles of Auer rods.
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Peripheral blood film of a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia showing hypergranular promyelocytes with bilobed nuclei and bundles of Auer rods
From the collection of Drs K. Raj and P. Mehta; used with patient consent [Citation ends].[Figure caption and citation for the preceding image starts]:
Peripheral blood film of a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia showing hypergranular promyelocytes, some with bundles of Auer rods
From the collection of Drs K. Raj and P. Mehta; used with patient consent [Citation ends].